A/N: Chap 36.

LTS: "That was a long night... But finally, a week has past and Zack and Tifa are healed!"

Zack: "And my bike?"

LTS: "I'll make you buy another in the upcoming chaps, okay?"

Zack: "The same one?"

LTS: "The one you choose."

Cloud: "I think you're spoiling him."

LTS: "The day your Fenrir is destroyed and then you get beat up by five guys, you can have a say in this. For now, Zack can have whatever he wants."

Zack: "Really! I want you to bring Aerith here!"

Aerith: *pops out of nowhere* "Zack!" *kissing*

Cloud: "Disclaimer: LadyTeefStrife doesn't own anything. Lady? Are you okay?"

LTS: *rocking back and forth* "No more pink, no more pink, no more pink..."

Title: Plan, act one: Only girls allowed.

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A week past since the night everyone began coming together. Zack and Tifa's wounds had completely healed and they could finally go to school again. After Tifa's delicious breakfast and the first three classes, it was break time.

Zack, Tifa, Cloud and Aerith were in their secret hangout, the emergency stairwell, when Tifa felt someone's hand on her shoulder. "Found you." They turned around to see Cissnei smiling at them. "It's about time you two came back, Cloud and Aerith told us some story about you two being injured..."

The group made room for Cissnei. "Yeah, Zack and I had a traffic accident. But we're okay now." Tifa said while smiling back at the redhead.

"Reno has been trying to get some information about Lazard's sons, but the only thing he has discovered is that they have a third brother."

Zack groaned. "Another one? Man, I thought two were bad, but three is going to be a nightmare!"

"As I said before, we just have to wait until this year ends. Then there'll be no Sephiroth, and more importantly no crazy brothers. Just three more weeks and everything will be over."

They relaxed a little upon hearing Cissnei's words, three more weeks and everything would be back to normal. "And what about this third brother?" Cloud asked, making Zack groan again.

"You can't just shut up, huh?" Cloud shrugged. "But I suppose you're right." Zack turned his attention towards Cissnei again. "Is he here, or is he in a 'far away' place?" He said those two words hopefully.

"I don't know." Cissnei said with an apologetic look on her face. "Reno was the one who found out they had a third brother, and I don't think he knows anything more than that."

Tifa looked around. Something was missing. "Where's Reno?"

"He's coming, he had a call from our mother."

"Cissnei." Everyone turned towards the voice and saw Reno had snuck up on them, his hands were in his pockets. "We have a problem, yo."

"What is it?" Cissnei got up, waiting for her brother to reply.

"Mom says we're alone."

"Genesis convinced them?"

"Yeah, but mom and pops are going with him."

Aerith put a hand on Cissnei's shoulder. "Something wrong?"

She sighed in frustration and explained to everyone what happened. "Genesis wants to go to Modeoheim this summer break, but we want to go to the beach. It seems Genesis won out." Cissnei crossed her arms over her chest and breathed deeply. "Our parents have a vacation house in Costa del Sol, but we can't go alone because our parents don't think Reno is too much for me to handle."

"Are you kidding me!" Yuffie's piercing voice made everyone wince.

Aerith laughed. "I see you're back. And alone... Where's Valentine?"

"He's in the library, but we're not talking about me." Yuffie turned and strode over to stand in front of Cissnei. "You have a house on the beach and you're going to let it go to waste?"

"It's not my decision, Genesis is the one who's obsessed with Modeoheim."

"But you're an adult! You don't need to stick with your parents the whole three months of the break, right?"

Cissnei smirked at Yuffie. "And why are you so interested in me and my brother going to Costa del Sol?"

"Well, you know!" Yuffie bounced on her toes. "We could accompany you and Reno! A great three months of being all together in the same house, without anyone to disturb us in Costa del Sol! I've always wanted to go to the beach." Her voice was dreamy and her eyes sparkled in excitement. Cissnei was taken aback at Yuffie's words.

"All of us?" Aerith voiced everyone's thoughts.

"You, me, Vincent, Tifa, Zack and Cloud!" Yuffie exclaimed. "Everyone!"

"The problem is mom's trust, right?" Everyone turned to Reno. "Maybe if we tell them you won't be the only girl bossing me, she'll let us go, yo."

"You really think mom will be okay with us inviting six friends stay in our vacation house-" Cissnei turned to Tifa. "No offense."

Tifa knew what she meant and responded quickly. "None taken."

Cissnei turned towards Reno again. "-But not when it's just the two of us?"

Reno smirked. "I didn't say anything about six friends. I was only talking about the girls, yo."

Cissnei's eyes widened in realization. "Oh! That could work..."

"What could work?" Yuffie butted into the conversation.

Cissnei smiled at her. "If my mother thinks I've invited a bunch of girls, she won't be worried about Reno getting wasted or something. I'm sure she'll let us go as long as Reno is the only boy in the house."

"... Uh..." Everyone turned to Tifa this time. "Thanks for the offer... But I won't go."

"Why!" Yuffie shrieked, making everyone wince for the second time. Now that they had a plan to make this vacations the best vacations ever, Tifa didn't want to come along?

"I'd rather stay home if boys aren't allowed. I don't want to leave my brother here while I'm on the beach."

"It's okay Tifa, I'll go stay with my parents in Gongaga. Go with them and have fun!" Zack grinned at Tifa, encouraging her to have fun, even if it was without him.

Tifa thought about it. It would be fun to be with the girls, but she didn't want to leave because... She looked to her right.

Cloud.

She knew he was alone. His parents died, and he wasn't very fond of the rest of his family, so if she left for Costa del Sol and Zack went to Gongaga, Cloud would be all alone.

"Are you in there? Gaia to Tifa, anyone respond!" She snapped from her thoughts to see Yuffie waving a hand in front of her face. "What's so interesting about Cloud to have you staring at him like a hawk?" Satisfied by Tifa's and Cloud's blush, Yuffie laughed.

"We were saying there's no need for Zack not to come with us." Cissnei explained to Tifa. "My parents didn't put cameras or anything in the house, so they wouldn't know if there were boys or not. The only thing we need is you, Aerith and Yuffie to meet my mother, and if she gives us the green light -and the keys of the house-, then we can bring Cloud, Zack and Vincent without them knowing it."

A/N: End chap 36.

LTS: "In the next chap we'll meet Mr. and Mrs. Rapsodos!"

Cissnei: "We'll know who our parents are?"

Reno: "I don't think I want to know..."

Genesis: "I do want to know."

LTS: "And why is that?"

Genesis: "The knowledge is a powerful weapon."

LTS: "Okay...?"

Cissnei: "Disclaimer: LadyTeefStrife doesn't own anything."

Reno: "R&R and thanks for reading, yo."

CIH! 19/03/2010